OpenAI Is Rewriting Its Safety Rules for Astra
PolicyAug 18, 2026

OpenAI Is Rewriting Its Safety Rules for Astra

The August 18 overhaul turns frontier-model safety into a live release gate, with new questions for developers, enterprise buyers, and anyone planning around OpenAI's next model.

Brian Weerasinghe·7 min read
Moonshot AI Is at the Center of Anthropic's Distillation Fight With China
PolicyAug 5, 2026

Moonshot AI Is at the Center of Anthropic's Distillation Fight With China

Dario Amodei's allegations against Chinese AI labs escalated into a White House sanctions threat over Kimi K3. Here is the full timeline and what it means for US builders.

Brian Weerasinghe·8 min read
Anthropic's $1.5B Copyright Settlement Doesn't Answer the AI Training Question
PolicyJul 22, 2026

Anthropic's $1.5B Copyright Settlement Doesn't Answer the AI Training Question

The final approval closes the largest copyright settlement in US history, but the deal that ends Bartz v. Anthropic is about how the company acquired its books, not whether training AI on them was legal.

Brian Weerasinghe·8 min read
Meta's AI Layoff Lawsuit Is a Warning for Every Company Scoring Employee Output
PolicyJul 16, 2026

Meta's AI Layoff Lawsuit Is a Warning for Every Company Scoring Employee Output

26 workers say Meta's AI-assisted layoff system penalized medical, parental, and family leave. The legal exposure applies to any company using AI to score employees.

Brian Weerasinghe·7 min read
Apple Files OpenAI Lawsuit Over Alleged Theft of Hardware Trade Secrets
PolicyJul 12, 2026

Apple Files OpenAI Lawsuit Over Alleged Theft of Hardware Trade Secrets

A once-close partnership turns adversarial as Apple accuses OpenAI's hardware team of systematically extracting confidential product data.

Brian Weerasinghe·6 min read
OpenAI Proposes 5% Government Stake to Ease Trump Administration Pressure
PolicyJul 2, 2026

OpenAI Proposes 5% Government Stake to Ease Trump Administration Pressure

Sam Altman has discussed handing Washington an equity stake worth roughly $42.6 billion, part of a broader push to get other US AI labs to do the same.

Brian Weerasinghe·5 min read
Anthropic's Fable 5 Ban: The First Time Washington Shut Off a Commercial AI Model
PolicyJun 14, 2026

Anthropic's Fable 5 Ban: The First Time Washington Shut Off a Commercial AI Model

Three days after launching its most capable model ever, Anthropic disabled Fable 5 worldwide under a Commerce Department export order - and the $965 billion IPO now carries a risk no software company has faced before

Brian Weerasinghe·6 min read
The Pentagon's AI Roster Is Eight Companies Long - and Anthropic Isn't on It
PolicyMay 2, 2026

The Pentagon's AI Roster Is Eight Companies Long - and Anthropic Isn't on It

The Defense Department has signed classified-network AI agreements with eight tech firms. The absence of one name tells the more important story.

Brian Weerasinghe·5 min read
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